Vitamin D and bone health in children

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7791, 2011, Pages 239-

  Shaw, Nick ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RICKETS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79251587470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d192     Document Type: Editorial

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